MONDAY HOMILY, 5TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B

MONDAY HOMILY, 5TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B

THEME: Scurrying Around

BY: Deacon Bill Frere

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

Gospel – Mark 6:53-56

I’m guessing that one of your fondest childhood memories is when Gramma would come for an extended visit. It was a time of story-telling and game-playing, baking cookies and cuddling, a time of being spoiled rotten! But I wonder if you also remember all the time spent just before the visit. All the cleaning and preparation, the flurry and rush of getting everything ready for Gramma’s visit! Sure, it took time and effort and work. But it was also a time of great anticipation and joy, of excitement about what was to come!

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There is one word that resonates with me in today’s Gospel. SCURRIES! Jesus arrives in the land of Gennesaret and the people are scurrying about at His appearance. Think about that. Jesus is here! Jesus is HERE! OMG! That preacher and teacher and healer is HERE! And so they rush around in a frenzy of activity to prepare for His arrival, to welcome Him and to bring their sick to be healed. What joy they must have felt! And what faith they must have had!

Do we feel that same joy and excitement in the Eucharist? Do we find that same faith in the words of the Gospel? Jesus is HERE! Right here with us in the Eucharist! Right here in the Scriptures! Right here in the comforting touch of a stranger or in the snow-cleaning actions of our neighbor! Jesus truly is right here! Are we cleaning up our lives and preparing for His presence? Are we excited about what is to come? Are we scurrying about in joy and in anticipation?

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